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最初に本発明の実施形態の内容を列記して説明する。
本発明の実施形態に係る半導体レーザ素子及びその製造方法の具体例を、以下に図面を参照しつつ説明する。なお、本発明はこれらの例示に限定されるものではなく、特許請求の範囲によって示され、特許請求の範囲と均等の意味及び範囲内でのすべての変更が含まれることが意図される。以下の説明では、図面の説明において同一の要素には同一の符号を付し、重複する説明を省略する。
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- 光導波方向に沿って順に配列されるレーザ部、接続部、及び光変調部を備える半導体レーザ素子の製造方法であって、
半導体基板上に第1半導体層を形成する工程と、
前記接続部における前記第1半導体層上に第1マスクパターンを形成する工程と、
前記第1マスクパターンを用いて、前記接続部における前記第1半導体層に、前記光導波方向に沿った凹凸を形成する工程と、
前記凹凸が形成された前記第1半導体層上に第2半導体層を形成する工程と、
前記レーザ部内に位置する前記第2半導体層上に活性層を形成する工程と、
前記接続部内及び前記光変調部内に位置する前記第2半導体層上に光導波路層を形成する工程と、を備え、
前記第1マスクパターンを形成する工程では、前記接続部内に位置すると共に隣り合う開口パターンとカバーパターンとの前記光導波方向に沿った合計長さに対する当該カバーパターンの前記光導波方向に沿った長さの割合が、前記光変調部側よりも前記レーザ部側の方が大きい前記第1マスクパターンを形成し、
前記凹凸を形成する工程では、前記接続部内に位置する隣り合う凹部と凸部との前記光導波方向に沿った合計長さに対する当該凸部の前記光導波方向に沿った長さの割合が、前記光導波方向に沿って連続的もしくは段階的に変化し、且つ前記光変調部側よりも前記レーザ部側の方が大きい前記凹凸を形成し、
前記光変調部の前記光導波路層の厚さが前記レーザ部の前記活性層の厚さよりも大きい、
半導体レーザ素子の製造方法。 - 前記第1半導体層上に回折格子層を形成する工程と、前記回折格子層の前記接続部内及び前記光変調部内に位置する部分を除去して前記第1半導体層を露出する工程と、をさらに備え、
前記第1マスクパターンを形成する工程では、前記回折格子層上にも前記第1マスクパターンを形成し、
前記凹凸を前記第1半導体層に形成する工程では、前記第1マスクパターンを用いて回折格子を形成する、請求項1に記載の半導体レーザ素子の製造方法。 - 前記光導波路層を形成する工程においては、前記第2半導体層の一部に重なる開口を有する第2マスクパターンを用いて、当該開口内に前記光導波路層を形成し、
前記開口において前記接続部内に位置する領域のパターン幅は、前記光導波方向において前記光変調部に近づくほど狭まる、請求項1または2に記載の半導体レーザ素子の製造方法。 - 前記第2マスクパターンは、前記開口とは別の一対の開口を有し、
前記別の一対の開口は、前記第2半導体層に重なっており、
前記開口は、平面視にて前記光導波方向と交差する方向において前記別の一対の開口の間に位置する、請求項3に記載の半導体レーザ素子の製造方法。
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